Example sentences of "[noun sg] be within " in BNC.

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1 The Thermai is only 80 metres from the centre of town and both Old Rhodes Town and the nightlife are within a few minutes walk .
2 Controls for the windows and electric sun-roof are within easy reach near the gearstick ; Michael echoed a common complaint about the window buttons , which work the opposite way to what you 'd expect .
3 There is no choice here , all the Fanatics in a unit must be released as soon as enemy are within this distance .
4 Yet principles for action are within Mr Clinton 's grasp ; Mr Christopher 's February list is as valid as ever .
5 If a , the violence is within marriage it should be sorted out within the marriage which I , you know , I do n't agree with .
6 The whole Universe animate and inanimate , past , present and future is within me .
7 Study is within two areas which are co-ordinated by and largely taught within the Department of Theology and Religious Studies ; Celtic Christianity ; Religions and Ideologies .
8 The island of Spetse is within easy reach .
9 Before it makes a new rule , an exchange must ensure that the relevant rule is within the scope of any statutory controls that apply to it , and covered by the exchange 's own objects and purposes .
10 Sit it on a hill and wait till the enemy is within half range and then let fly .
11 They are frequently written in a way that omits insulin when the blood glucose is within the normal range , and they usually fail to take account of the insulin resistance induced by increased ketone body production .
12 The motor quickly reaches the stepping rate where the frequency of position pulses from the encoder is within the capture range of the phase.locked.loop , which generates the input signal to a voltage-controlled-oscillator .
13 At least my action is within the law . ’
14 The molten rock is within half a mile of the gates of Zafferana Etnea , a town of 7,000 people .
15 The judge decided that the defendant was within that definition and could remain in possession .
16 SIR — John Taylor 's result was within 2,500 votes of the record poll achieved in 1987 by the then sitting member in a three-cornered fight .
17 The reduction of British troops on the Continent was within the competence of the British Government : cutting back overseas garrisons was not so amenable to arbitrary decisions in Whitehall .
18 I held my fire until the enemy was within range .
19 Her mouth was within an inch of his chin and they clung to one another for a heart-stopping moment , getting breath and balance back , before he thrust her aside .
20 The key phrase used by Mr Meacher is that there should be a ‘ genuine interest ’ involved before industrial action was within the law .
21 As a result of the village being within , and washed-over by , the greenbelt , no inset boundary exists in the vicinity .
22 ‘ Every professional man knows , ( at least he ought to know ) that … a scene with the sun immediately behind him wants air , a quality generally considered as absolutely necessary … on the other hand if the sun is within his vision , it probably has too much .
23 Much of Sue 's outreach work is within an education setting , developing drama , music and interpersonal skills .
24 These privileged pejoratives show how firmly entrenched most rockcrit is within the tradition of Anglo-American literary criticism , with its values of proportion , symmetry , restraint , economy .
25 The first is typically within the purview of the natural sciences and is the subject matter of agricultural engineers and soil scientists , while the second is within the social sciences and is studied by economists and sociologists .
26 Practise taking shots before you leave the ground , ensuring that all your equipment is within easy reach .
27 AN HONOURABLE return to international sport is within South Africa 's reach .
28 The first type is within the parish and is significant but limited ; the second is across parish boundaries and is extremely difficult !
29 While some workers believe that the best place for a child is within a family , and that it is better for a child to be placed transracially than to have no family , anxiety is increasing about the outcome of transracial placements .
30 Under the doctrine of M'Alister ( or Donoghue ) v. Stevenson [ 1932 ] A.C. 562 , and the cases cited , an unborn child is within the foreseeable risk incurred by a negligent motorist .
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